BA (Alta), BSc (Alta), PhD (Berkeley)

Biography

My interests lie in the cultural history of eighteenth century France and the history of the French Revolution, particularly the emergence of new ways of thinking about individual and collective identity. My current research examines how perceptions of history and the past changed in the late eighteenth century, but also how new social and ritual practices (gift-giving, oath-taking, etc) helped contemporaries to rethink matters of politics, identity, and conflict.

My research and teaching together focus on European history since c. 1700 and I am available to supervise students interested in these areas.

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Zizek, J. (2017). Keith's Great Invention: The French Revolution from the Inside. Paper presented at Bakerfest: A Workshop in Honor of Keith Baker, Stanford, California, USA. 3 February - 4 February 2017.

Zizek, J. (2016). Revolutionary Gifts: Sacrifice and the Challenge of Community during the French Revolution. Journal of Modern History, 88 (2), 306-341. 10.1086/686200

Zizek, J. (2013). Revolutionary promises: The oath and political community in the French Revolution, 1789-1799. Paper presented at Australasian Association of for European History (AAEH) 23rd Biennial Conference, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ. 2 July - 5 July 2013. Related URL.

Zizek, J. (2012). Jean-Louis Soulavie (1752-1813): Making history for the Revolution’s future. Paper presented at 18th George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation, Auckland, NZ. 12 July - 14 July 2012. Related URL.